Figure 1
Map of the Requena-Utiel groundwater body.
Figure 2
Actors’ positions and interactions in co-management, within the co-production or collective action levels. CHJ for the Júcar River Basin Authority, GwIC for groundwater irrigation communities; USS for urban supply systems (city councils); SwIC for surface water irrigation communities; BC for bottling companies; and IU for individual users. As nested institutions we include all the organizations involved in the JCURU.
Figure 3
Conceptual map of the collective diagnosis of the Requena-Utiel groundwater body, resulting from the diagnosis and participatory framing, agreed by the participants in the workshop.
Table 1
Main measures proposed by stakeholders: Effectiveness and acceptability. The numbers represent the sum of the votes cast by the participants using the Likert 4 scale, being 1 the minimum support and 4 the maximum.
| MEASURES PROPOSED BY STAKEHOLDERS | EFFECTIVENESS | ACCEPTABILITY | EFFECT. + ACCEPT. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental education and social awareness | 57 | 63 | 120 |
| Sustainability Seal | 51 | 62 | 113 |
| Water reuse | 44 | 63 | 107 |
| Water Allocation Adaptation | 53 | 54 | 107 |
| Smart-APP | 51 | 54 | 105 |
| Groundwater research | 50 | 47 | 97 |
| Remote Sensing | 51 | 35 | 86 |
| Review of water allocations and concessions | 31 | 28 | 59 |
| Joint groundwater studies | 29 | 29 | 58 |